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• Re: Removing rear brake drums?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 28 Oct 2001 07:18:13 EST
  ...If the drums have formed a ridge, the shoes will often get hung-up on these ridges and won't allow the drum to...
• Re: How do I pull the rear drums?
  Historical mailing list - Randy Charrette
  Sat, 31 Jan 2004 17:19:33 +0000
  <html><div style='background-color:'><DIV class=RTE> <P>One thing to keep in mind is the drum could have a bit of a...
• Re: Clunk, Clunk Clunk in left rear
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 24 Aug 2003 10:47:54 -0500
  ...In removing the rear drums, there is a 14 mm hex head bolt that holds the drum to the flange. Remove the bolt before...
• Re: HD Drums
  Historical mailing list - Brent Weide
  Sun, 20 Jun 2021 17:28:11 -0700
  ...The ceramic lining separated from the shoe backing plate and could lodge against the drum causing wheel drag. Not likely but it’s possible...
• drums to discs.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Sep 1995 10:40:12 -0700
  ...The VW drum brakes were self-energizing- that is, the forces generated by applying the brake shoes were cleverly directed to keep the shoes...
• Re: Stupid Question of the Day - Brake Drums?
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Fri, 30 Jan 2004 12:58:21 -0800
  ...Take a good sized sledge hammer...3 lb or so...and basically beat the heck out of the drum. Pound ii in the flat...
• Rear Brake Drums
  Historical mailing list - Ed Mellinger
  Wed, 25 Oct 2000 12:27:11 -0700
  ...I find my rear drums pretty solidly frozen to the hubs... is there a special puller or extractor for it, or is it just...
• HD Drums
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Sat, 19 Jun 2021 15:53:17 +0000
  ...This is a '85 Westy with a GW 2.3, and recently installed GW Hd rear drums. It is my first trip away from...
• Re: Rear brakes, 87 syncro - how long?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Fri, 23 Aug 2002 09:32:53 -0600
  ...There are more parts and more tweaking to be done (for instance if the drum is sticking because the shoes are catching in a...
• Re: First Time Rear Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 6 Jan 2004 11:56:28 -0800
  ...This is my first time to > do this myself. > Tapped drum all the way around with 3 pound hammer. Saw the drum move > slghtly...
• 356 brake drum pricing advice
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 29 Sep 2000 15:57:36 EDT
  ...There were a total of eight (8) drums -- four (4) of each. Does anybody have any idea what these things are worth? BTW if...
• Re: Urgent Question about Brake Drums
  Historical mailing list - Ed Shultz
  Sat, 24 Feb 2001 13:26:17 -0500
  ...The rears wont fit >properly because of the 2 hex screws on the outside face of the brake >drums. Should I just remove them...
• Re: Substitute tool question
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 19 Jun 2005 04:46:02 EDT
  ...It makes the job much easier and, since the drums have a sheet steel center, you do not risk deforming them. Also, you do...
• Re: Huge Nut on Rear Drum
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Thu, 20 Jul 2000 17:15:12 -0500
  ...Seems unecessary, but also seems no way to get a drum puller around the edges of the drum. OK, what size socket do I...
• Re: Rear Drum removal/rear shoes replaced?
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Tue, 9 Jun 1998 02:19:59 -0700
  Mark, Can you, and anyone else who has a Haynes manual, review the procedure on 10.7, "Rear brake shoes and drum," and clarify...
• Re: Self-adjusting brakes? True/ False 88GL
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 29 Feb 2004 21:32:16 -0500
  ...Did the old shoes wear evenly? If only worn on top, then the drums are oversized. Hand brake cable adjustment is done before installing...
• True Lies (was Re: Rear Drum removal)
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Wed, 6 May 1998 17:53:31 -0600
  ...It's sorta relevant to the drum removal thread. I moved from Berkeley CA to Logan Utah for graduate school in 1988-1989, bought...
• Brake Drum removal -- 87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ervolina, Thomas R. (Tom)
  Sun, 5 Feb 95 12:34:03 EST
  I can't get either of the rear brake drums off. I've ordered the Bentley book but haven't received it yet. Is...
• Brake Drums
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Tue, 5 Apr 94 15:00:44 PDT
  I'm trying for the stupid question of the week award ;) Does anybody know if brake drums for a '74 camper can be used...
• Re: Freeing Rear Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
  Sat, 22 Jan 2000 14:02:06 -0500
  Reach around behind the wheel to the rear of the drum (opposite of where you put the tires :-). There is a 1/2 inch...
• Re: Rear Brake Drums
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Thu, 26 Oct 2000 07:28:24 -0400
  ...Rear Brake Drums > David - > > Many thanks for the tips on rear brake service. I find my rear drums > pretty solidly frozen to the hubs...
• Re: Setting E-brake causes adjuster to adjust? Hot Drums.
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Fri, 20 May 2016 12:06:19 -1000
  ...At that time my > infrared gun showed drums being 100º F but they felt hotter. > > Theory: setting e-brake pushes shoes closer to drum...
• Vangon brake cylinder quality differences?
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Merrill
  Fri, 29 May 1998 15:40:46 -0700
  I have been shopping around for brake rebuild stuff and found a wide range in brake cylinder (that's rear drum brakes) cost. Ron...
• Re: Front Berings, Shocks and Rear Brakes
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 10 May 2000 09:22:42 -0400
  ...Looks like you just remove the wheel and the drums pry >off. Doesn't seem to make sense and I am a little disappointed...
• Re: '64 Drums (was Re: '64 Tranny Problems)
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Fri, 21 Apr 1995 08:38:46 -0700 (PDT)
  So McGinnis Terry sez: > >Maybe I'll get lucky and find some brake drums at Vallejo this weekend, as I >can't see paying...
• Re: Brake Help Please!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sun, 28 Feb 1999 18:40:42 -0600
  ...Brake Help Please!!!!! >As was mentioned in another reply, you probably need to go at the drum >with a hammer. Rust can form between...
• variable brake pedal travel
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Sun, 31 Oct 2004 23:07:28 -0600
  ...My drums have recesses where the shoes contact the drum. This recess means that while it is hard to slip the drum on the...
• Re: Brake pedal vibration
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Sun, 28 Aug 2005 14:56:46 -0400
  ...How can I verify if the rotor or > drum are bad without remplacing everything? > > Can I suspect something else, like a wheel bearing? > > Mat...
• Re: Brake pedal vibration
  Historical mailing list - Leon
  Sun, 28 Aug 2005 15:28:47 -0700
  Lift back wheels and release parking brake.Turn wheel and feel for uneven rotation and dragging.Most drums get "rust wleded" to hubs and...
• Re: Stuck brakedrum
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Mon, 26 Jul 2004 22:52:41 +0200
  Ssshhhh- don�t tell anybody ! I once chipped the drum badly when I tapped too close to the edge ..... Later found out that I...
• Re: Useful Brake Drum Tip - ?? - PICS
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sat, 23 Aug 2008 08:14:38 -0700
  ...AxleFlangeFace.jpg/AxleFlangeFace-full;init:.jpg > > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/DrumAntiseize.jpg/DrumAntiseize-full;init:.jpg > > A while back, I had my rear brake...
• Re: Rear Brake Drum Removal Suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:49:35 -0400
  ...So, Alex and I removed the retaining bolts on the rear drums, > but they appear to be "frozen" on to the rear axle hubs...
• Re: rear brake adjusting
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Sun, 7 Oct 2001 09:03:48 -0700
  ...Anybody know > that info off hand? > > Also ran into some references that seem to make me think that I can take > the drum off...
• Roundness Spec for Rear Brake Drums
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Thu, 7 Jun 2012 17:16:57 -0500
  Recently, there was a thread where the spec for rear brake drum roundness was quoted, as in when checking with a dial gauge. I...
• Re: Can steel wheels be trued?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 27 Feb 2007 21:22:01 -0500
  Front Brake DRUM? Huh? On Feb 27, 2007, at 8:10 PM, Dennis Haynes wrote: > Next time you replace a front brake drum, save...
• Re: Rear Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 10 May 2003 23:58:07 -0400
  ...sledge around the circumference of the flat face of the drum will eventually break the "sticktion" that builds up between the drum and the...
• Re: Rear Brakes
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 6 May 2003 18:33:01 -0600
  The drum slides over the big nut on the axle shaft. There are two 11 mm retaining bolts holding the drum on the flange...
• Re: Peel and Seal In Progress
  Historical mailing list - Janne Ruohom�ki
  Sun, 18 Apr 2010 22:26:25 +0300
  Try drumming the door from outside with Your fingers. Put the peel 'n seel into places where You get the strongest sound. Or even...
• Re: Removing rear brake drums?
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sun, 28 Oct 2001 05:26:43 -0600
  The drum center's have grown onto the hub------heat is the only answer. ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ~~~ ~||-(())----(())-| Terry-- 74 Campmobile- (Clementine) 85 GL- (Delilah) 86 BMW 325...
• Re: First Time Rear Brakes
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 6 Jan 2004 14:31:22 -0600
  Well, surprise, surprise!!! I just tapped off the first drum. Once I started tapping round and round, sort of bumping it towards the ends...
• Re: Adjusting rear brakes
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Mon, 24 Jul 1995 09:28:24 -0600 (MDT)
  ...I swapped drums as well, > the ones from my old '81 looked better. > > Then, adjusting. I tried hard to do the pre-adjustment (drum...
• Re: HD Drums
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 20 Jun 2021 12:21:59 -0400
  ...I had these drums on my 85 for a short time and there was no impact on power. Best, Eric Caron > On Jun 19...
• Re: drums and shoes
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 6 Feb 2005 20:56:38 EST
  ...It seems to be a vanishing concern to radius shoes to fit drums. I'm not certain if this is caused by the problems...
• Re: First Time Rear Brakes
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 6 Jan 2004 14:33:16 -0600
  John Rodgers wrote: > Well, surprise, surprise!!! > > I just tapped off the first drum. Once I started tapping round and > round, sort of bumping it...
• Drums Rubbing
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Tue, 27 Apr 2021 20:50:29 +0000
  Hello Vanagon Types I wrote a few days ago that my new drums were rubbing on my new backing plates. They did this constantly...
• Re: tube amp in a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
  Fri, 13 Aug 2004 18:47:17 -0600
  ...http://www.telusplanet.net/public/gary2a/rack/drums/drums.htm Gary Lee Calgary, Canada http://www.telusplanet.net/public/gary2a/vw.htm
• Re: Rear Brakes: E-brake lever lube, E-brake spring function (purpose)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 6 May 2016 17:48:47 -0700
  ...Keeps 'em from > rusting pretty nicely. > > the GW drums look pretty nice ! > Might even get some someday. > > re quality of drums .. > my 'favourite' situation...
• Re: Happy Friday, Rear brake adjustment.
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 2 Sep 2022 12:33:25 -0400
  ...Still while most modern cars have disk brakes, drum brakes are still the usual choice for trucks and busses. Drum brakes simply offer more...
• Re: Drums Rubbing
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 29 Apr 2021 13:16:46 -0400
  ...16:50: >> >> Hello Vanagon Types >> >> I wrote a few days ago that my new drums were rubbing on my new backing plates. They did...
• Re: brake pads and shoes
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:33:54 -0600
  ...If drums are worn at 3.0mm. Dennis<<
• Re: Rear axle
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Mon, 1 Apr 2002 10:06:36 EST
  Hey John, How do you get the brake drums off w/out taking the axel nuts off? Is that a late model thing (I...
• Brake drums warped - machining?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:57:56 -0700
  I bought some new drums, and cheaped out with made in China junk, which came pre-warped from Autohausaz (not worth the cost of...
• Re: adjusting rear brakes! removing rear drums Bolt sizes!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 24 Dec 2014 08:52:38 -0500
  ...Those screws on the drums are 7mm and yes they have an 11mm hex. I think they are they only 7mm screws on out...
• Re: solar panels (and camper noise)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 9 Apr 2009 12:48:36 -0400
  ...But they had them powering LED night display lights...blinking neon looking weird stuff...and get this....They were 'Drum Enthusiasts'. Congos and Bongos...
• Re: Dealer service ripoff?
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Wed, 11 Jan 1995 11:39:52 -0500 (EST)
  ...And that VW says "thou shalt not machine > rotors or drums" and they'd have to be replaced. That sounds like BS to me...
• Re: Huge Nut on Rear Drum
  Historical mailing list - Jeanne Maly
  Thu, 20 Jul 2000 15:24:18 -0700
  ...Not sure, though, why the hub has to be loosed to get the drum off. Even if you have grooves worn in your drum...
• bleeding brakes
  Historical mailing list - marty
  Mon, 25 Jun 2001 19:59:54 -0400
  Hi List!! I have a dumb question, is it ok to bleed the rear brakes with the wheels off (drums on)? Also the Bentley...
• Re: Rear Brakes
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly
  Sat, 10 May 2003 18:11:51 -0600
  ...I have had to remove drums that I had off 3 mos prior, and it #$&)#*&)# me off. I kick myself everytime I try to...
• Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Joseph McNiff
  Tue, 7 Dec 1999 12:18:53 -0800
  ...He says when he does the back he always replaces the shoes and the drum because when he has put new shoes without replacing...
• Re: adjusting rear brakes! removing rear drums
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 23 Dec 2014 10:46:55 -0600
  ...drum! >> >> John >> On Dec 23, 2014 6:58 AM, "Mike Riley" <mkriley@fuse.net> wrote: >> >> > Anyone have a method of removing the rear drums...